Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Shivaraj: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shivaraj, at 59.1% of its area. Forest covers 59.1% (more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 28.0%, rangeland 4.8%, built-up land 7.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.4%.
Area
284 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
59.1%
295th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.3%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Shivaraj in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.8 | 7.3 | +3.4 | 20.6 |
| Agriculture land | 31.4 | 28.0 | −3.4 | 79.5 |
| Rangeland | 4.4 | 4.8 | +0.3 | 13.5 |
| Forest land | 59.0 | 59.1 | +0.0 | 167.7 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 1.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shivaraj.
How Shivaraj changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+9.80 km²); Agriculture land −3.4 percentage points (−9.66 km²); Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−1.36 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Shivaraj
- What is the forest cover of Shivaraj?
- Forest covers about 59.1% of Shivaraj (168 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Shivaraj is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.3% (20.6 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Shivaraj ranks 283rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shivaraj?
- Shivaraj is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 284 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.